How to Use disgruntled in a Sentence

disgruntled

adjective
  • The disgruntled cabbie ripped the head off the Christ statue.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
  • And the best the Packers can hope for is to acquire a mid-to-late round draft pick for the disgruntled cornerback.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • If the Dolphins can get a third-round pick for a disgruntled Hill, that’s pretty strong.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In the 13-minute short, a bartender tries to reason with a disgruntled veteran who placed a grenade on the counter of a gay bar.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
  • And the upside of daring to include the disgruntled naysayers is vast.
    — Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And so Stewart, 61, the disgruntled voice of outrage and humor, found a way back to his trusty soapbox.
    — USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Jets are a mess, not news to the thousands of disgruntled fans streaming to the MetLife exits throughout the second half.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The Suns dumped their disgruntled starting center, Nurkić, and had to attach a first-round pick to do it.
    — J. Robbins, J. Edwards and D. Mayberry, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Adams has become disgruntled with the Raiders this season.
    — Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Show up to the club looking like a disgruntled therapist and dance your cute little heart out.
    — Evelyn Bauer, Them, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Back then, disgruntled Scottsdale residents could and sometimes did look him up in the phone book and call him at home.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • The Nets have the trade assets to make a competitive offer for a disgruntled star.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • One of the reasons kids are sometimes disgruntled is the lack of space, hence some parents choosing to fly first class with their kiddos.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • That said, French workers have some reasons to feel disgruntled.
    — Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
  • In that scenario, the Heat could offer draft picks and some combination of Ware, Jovic or Jaquez to the team looking to trade a disgruntled star.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Many users are still disgruntled, though, and made their feelings known in July’s r/Place canvas.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Aug. 2023
  • And CEOs aren’t the only targets of disgruntled customers.
    — Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The disgruntled Duke of Sussex was assigned to sit two rows behind his brother.
    — Brian Melley, ajc, 6 May 2023
  • Before it was known for being a string of films about a disgruntled hockey player, Friday the 13th was known as a day of terror.
    — Alex Heigl, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The company is still feeling the pains of disgruntled users who were unable to get tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour last year.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 May 2024
  • The number of Mastodon users grew to 2.5 million after Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year and disgruntled users fled.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • Afterward, a few fans, disgruntled and likely full of liquid ire, threw beer cans onto the field.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Indeed, Zuckerberg is not the first tech founder to try to make the most of Twitter’s stumbles and offer a new home for its disgruntled followers.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 July 2023
  • Some warm throw blankets and plush cushions might just persuade your disgruntled teen to help pass out candy.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 31 July 2023
  • But law enforcement did not think Marlene Warren's murder was the work of a disgruntled tenant or customer, and as the years passed the case grew cold.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The players have taken flak from a disgruntled fanbase.
    — Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
  • One school of thought was that the disgruntled passenger should have alerted a flight attendant.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Or go trade for the disgruntled Deshaun Watson, who may work his way out of Houston this offseason.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2021
  • But the opening of the island’s airport in 1989 heralded the dawn of mass tourism, prompting the disgruntled beatniks to roam farther afield in search of Buddhist nirvana.
    — Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Buffalo has actually won three in a row, scoring 15 goals in those games, and five of seven, prompting a disgruntled fan base to begin promoting this classic on social media.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

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